Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 3537 NED01
NGC 3537 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Crater, 381.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Crater |
| Distance | 381.3 million light-years (116.91 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 189,600 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −23.49 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.85 |
| Luminosity | 11 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 08m 26.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 15′ 22″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.85. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. South of latitude 80° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 381 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6,764.2 billion years.